On January 16, the Idaho House Resources and Conservation Committee introduced a bill, based on a legislative proposal developed by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, that would further protect hunting and fishing opportunities for Idaho’s sportsmen and women on private and public lands in the state. A hearing on the bill was heard…
On January 25, members of the Kentucky Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, including Caucus Co-Chair Senator Robin Webb and Caucus member Representative Phillip Pratt, served as legislative co-chairs for the inaugural Serving Up Solutions fundraising dinner in Frankfort to benefit Kentucky Hunters for the Hungry and the Kentucky Association of Food Banks. Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus member Governor…
On January 25, Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Members Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI) and Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (NE) sent a letter to their colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to become cosponsors of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. 4647). Introduced on December 14, 2017, this important piece of legislation would provide adequate…
On January 24, the co-chairs of the South Dakota Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus introduced two pieces of pro-sportsmen and women legislation. Senate Bill 137, introduced by Caucus Co-Chairs Senator Jason Frerichs, Senator Gary Cammack, and Representative Herman Otten, would expand South Dakota’s mentored hunting program by removing the minimum age requirement to participate. Currently, youth ages…
On January 3, the United States Forest Service (USFS) published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking declaring the agency’s intent to revise its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures to increase the efficiency of environmental analysis. Signed into law in 1970, NEPA requires that federal agencies analyze the environmental effects of proposed actions before making…
On January 23, the Utah Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus held its inaugural Breakfast Briefing of the 2018 legislative session. In addition to over 20 members of the Utah Legislature, representatives from Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, local sportsmen’s groups, and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) were also in attendance. The breakfast provided an opportunity for Utah’s…